EP4: AI SECRET TOOLS - CLIs, MCPs, & A FINANCE TEAM USING THEM

**Finance is Cooked! | Episode 4 — AI Automation in Finance with Sloan (EVP Finance & Accounting, Dura Software)

In this episode, we sit down with Sloan, EVP of Finance & Accounting at Dura Software, who shares how his team is practically automating back-office finance processes using Claude, MCPs, and AI agents. From auto-generating revenue reports to building custom NetSuite integrations, Sloan gives a behind-the-scenes look at real AI implementation in a real finance function. Plus, we dive into AI company finances, the death of the UI, and whether accountants are truly "cooked."

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0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Welcome & Guest Introduction — Meet Sloan
1:58 - Q1 Recap & How Cooked is Finance?
3:44 - Joe's First "No" — Client Chooses AI Over CPA
4:38 - AI Fact-Check: What Does AI Think About Sloan?
7:18 - App of the Show: Automating Back Office with Claude
8:16 - Process Documentation as the Foundation for AI
8:50 - Live Demo: Revenue by Customer Automation
10:52 - Building a Claude Agent in Cowork (Live)
12:42 - Creating Scheduled Agents via Prompt
13:50 - How Claude Delivers Reports via Slack & Google Drive
15:53 - Who Wins the AI Hub Race? Claude vs. Notion vs. NetSuite
17:16 - Hot Take: Any Process on a Computer Can Be Automated Now
18:21 - MCP Connectors & the Implementation Gap
19:53 - 80% of Companies Can't Use AI Due to Lack of Documentation
22:40 - Tone from the Top: AI-First Leadership at Dura Software
25:50 - In the News: OpenAI vs. Anthropic Revenue Accounting
28:09 - Claude Rate Limits & AI Company Burn Rates
30:80 - Will AI Pricing Eventually Lock People Out?
31:20 - The Finances of AI Companies: When Do They Profit?
32:12 - First ERP with CLI: The UI is Dead?
34:22 - Anthropic is Hiring 18 Accountants, Not 18 AI Agents
36:29 - The Role of Subject Matter Experts in the Age of AI
38:21 - Mount Rushmore of AI Tools: Claude, Whisper Flow, Granola, InScope
41:23 - Deep Dive: Whisper Flow for On-the-Go Transcription
43:52 - Take of the Show: This is the Arbitrage Era of AI
44:53 - Sloan's Closing Advice: Just Start — 25 Minutes Can Save 10 Hours
47:07 - Wrap Up & Thanks

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